Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22
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The death OF the flch NAtneIule W ole
eals attention 10 the rich women Of
~ Tinted states. This Is an age not
s~Iv AZ millionaiFes, but of millionaire
seses a. we'll The wealthy women Of
~ limited States are nov numbered
= hundreds, and every city has its
sfrls who are worth their weight In
"a The richest woman OF them all
nerhaps. Mrs. Hetty Green, OF New
york who is worth $50 .0O0, 600, and has
hssn estimated rs high as $50 900 900
she il a sharp business woman, and
- made the $i3 90 900 which she re-
esved from her father breed rapidly.
ne added 81 90 900 to her fortune by
marriage, and she cuts her expenses
more closely than many a woman who
i worth a thousand times less.
M Marx Hopkins. who is building
asgO00OO0 palace at Great harrington,
Mass, Is. however, nearly as rich. She
& worth between $20090.0OO and So
10000, but her money comes from her
husband. Marx Hopkins, who made
bis fortune out OF the Central Pacific
Railroad. Hopkins's estate. when be
died. was inyentoried at S2l 700, 900,
and Il was worth fully one-third more.
Nearly the whole Of this was left to
Mrs.. Hopkins. and she spends her large
income generously.
Mrs. Terry got one-third Of her hus-
bands fortune OF about $50. 900 900, and
in case her baby dies she will get the
rest This baby is a girl not yet two
wears old. She is worth at least $50
10000, and Is said 10 be the wealthiest
baby in the world.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston OF New York
Il Is said 10 be worth s. 600 900, and all
L her relatives have gold galore. Mrs.
Thomas A. Scott. the widow OF the
railroad President, is worth s. 600, 600,
4 and Mrs Joseph Harrison, the widow
Of the man who built the first railroad
IN Russia, $1,000 900. Mrs. Jayne. the
widow OF the patent medicine man. is
worth 10000 Mrs. Josephine NJ.
Aver. who gets her money also from
patent medicines. is estimated to be
worth from 81 .0OO, 900 TO 81, 900 900, and
Mrs. Edwin Stevens Of New York has
SIS 10000
New York has Il number Of other
rich widows Mrs Martin Bates was
leftSl 500, 900. which her husband made
in dry goods. and Mrs Jane Brown re-
ceived from her husbands estate about
100000. which was accumulated in
banking. Mrs. w. G. Dodge. estimated
atSi 900 600, sends much Of her income
10 the heathen; and Mrs. Robert Goe-
let, worth So 900 90, owes her fortune
10 hardware.
Miss John e. Green is said to be
worth $1,000 600, and Mrs. Commo-
dore Vanderbilt has increased the 81
10000 which she received from her
husbands estate until it Is now nearly
t2,0OOO0. GARRISON Potter's widow
has an immense income Mrs. John
Ainturn Is worth 100000.
Philadelphia widows are numerous,
and there are rich women OF all kinds
in the City Of Brotherly Love. have
spoken OF Mrs. Tom SCOTS wealth.
Mrs., Disston. the widow OF the saw
manufacturer. who died not long ago.
S worth 100000. and she lives in a
marble palace. Mrs. John Raw Barton
IS worth 81 ,000,000 Mrs. NJ. w. Bald
win, the widow Of the locomotive
builder, Is estimated as worth s. 600 COO
and Mrs. Charles Bromley. the widow
Of = carpet manufacturer Is worth
about 81 900 900.
There Is widow in Chicago, Mrs.
Cyrus II Mccormick, who Is said to
Be worth SIC. coo 900; and as 10 Wash
lngtoa's wealthy widows. they are
many. Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren has
1 several fine houses in the fashionable
part Of Washington. aud Mrs John o.
Evans, the widow Of the late President
Of the Mutual Union Telegraph Com
pany owns much Washington real
estate. Mrs. Craig Wadsworth Of New
York has fine residence on Massa.
ehusetts avenue and Is said to be worth
100000. Mrs. Patten, mother-in-law
oiCongressman Glover lives in house
worth $4,000 and keeps. IL is said. ST.
10000 in Government bonds in Wash
lngton banks.
As TO rich young women, there are
numerous good catches in the United
States. Miss Elizabeth Garrett, sister
Of the President OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, is said to be worth be-
tween $4,000 O00 and so. 900 900, and
she Is both bright and business-like.
The three daughters OF Francis 4.
prexel OF Philadelphia are worth ST.
$1,000, and there Is = millionaire girl
IN Tennessee. named Maud 81. Pierre
Who lately bought 80 900 acres ot coal
lands, and who has enough business
ability 10 manage her own fortune and
ahusband IS well. One OF the richest
young ladies in Washington Is Miss
Jennie Riggs, whose father. George W
Riggs, was a partner of w. W torco-
ran and there Is Miss Berenice Nor
uson IN St Louis who several wears
ago was down on the tax list as being
Eorth 1851 go Miss Clothilde Palms,
heDetruit beauty whom Senator Jones
n vain tried 10 win. is said to be worth
NsH9Vo, and she is as beautiful as she
rich; and there is now hardly q city
10 the United States that has not one
q more heiresseS whose fortune runs
algh into the hundreds % thousands
Mss Benson Of Philadelphia inherited
Z LsnOo from her father. who was =
banker well known in Philadelphia /:
and Miss Helen ErbeR. another Phil
adelphia girl, and the daughter Of a
Wealthy wool factor. is also worth .
million. Miss Erben i s fine horse
soman. She drives = spanking pair
hay horses. and often n tandem
me brexel girls are also fond 81
aefses, and this is. in fact. their ONLY
alssiPation. Each Of these three mil
.oha'resses has splendid Arabian
seed which goes like the wind. They
ne out from their country seat near
thhadclphia as early as s o'clock in the
morning, and they 20 gallOping about
we country until their cheeks are like
uses They are said to be as web
Fs'el on horses as veterinary sur
seShs, aud they sometimes. IL Is said
tae down their horses themselves after
1aev come in from a hard drive.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins i another great
l'f'eWoman She Is as fond 81 horses
vas her hasbaud. and her stables a.
1feat Darlington are among the coma
e'est and most comfortable in 'the
country. She keeps well-bred horses.
20 every fair day you may see her
Net"reat harrington driving behind
PAP q hne trotters and herself held.
- NE reins She makes long excur-
Sa' around the surrounding country,
knows her
ArS Hopkins is noted for her char
There Is church ~ Great Bar
,,,sslon which cost her. all told. ahoat
1870, and the largest part of the
eaeher's salary. I imagine, comes
80 80 her. She IS not alone among her
'sfs IN almsgiving Mrs y. X Fair
sly one q the rich women az Chi.
- gives $40 CO. wear in charity
40 Mrs. Marshall Field. the wife al